South Carolina Circuit Court

The South Carolina Circuit Court is a general-jurisdiction trial court in South Carolina, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. Its judges are chosen by election by the state legislature, the method South Carolina uses for its judges. This page lists the court's sitting judges, from South Carolina's official judicial directory.

Current judges

• FAFrank R. Addy Jr.–
• RBRobert J. Bonds–
• PBPaul M. Burch–
• DCDavid P. Caraker Jr.–
• DCDaniel Coble–
• JCJ. D. Cole Jr.–
• BCBenjamin H. Culbertson–
• HDH. S. DeBerry IV–
• SDS. B. Doby–
• MDMarvin H. Dukes III–
• VDVernon F. Dunbar–
• PFPatrick C. Fant III–
• BGBrian M. Gibbons–
• DGDiane S. Goodstein–
• DGDavid S. Graham–
• PGPerry H. Gravely–
• RGR. K. Griffin–
• EGEugene C. Griffith Jr.–
• JHJ. M. Hayes II–
• RHRobert E. Hood–
• BHB. A. Hyman–
• DJDeadra L. Jefferson–
• RKR. K. Kelly–
• MKMilton G. Kimpson–
• GKGrace G. Knie–
• DMDebra R. McCaslin–
• JMJennifer B. McCoy–
• CMCharles J. McCutchen–
• GMGeorge M. McFaddin Jr.–
• TMThomas W. McGee III–
• RMR. L. McIntosh–
• WMWilliam A. McKinnon–
• WMWalton J. McLeod IV–
• WMWilliam C. McMaster III–
• JMJane H. Merrill–
• GMG. D. Morgan Jr.–
• CMCarmen T. Mullen–
• MMMaite Murphy–
• JNJocelyn Newman–
• CPCourtney C. Pope–
• MRMartha M. Rivers–
• TRThomas J. Rode–
• JSJessica A. Salvini–
• WSWilliam H. Seals Jr.–
• MSMisti H. Shelton–
• RSR. S. Sprouse–
• CTChristopher D. Taylor–
• HTHeath P. Taylor–
• DSDale E. V. Slambrook–
• EWEugene P. Warr Jr.–
• RYRoger M. Young Sr.–

Former judges

No former judges on record.

How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the South Carolina Circuit Court are elected by the state legislature to 10-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: South Carolina Judicial Branch, Circuit Court Judges; selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-07-01 (official state directory). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).